Introduction: Head and neck cancer and its treatment frequently results in long-term physical problems, such as dry mouth, difficulty eating, impaired speech and/or altered shoulder function. In part because of these ...
Ferhat, Allain-Thibeault; Halbedl, Sonja; Schmeisser, Michael J; Kas, Martien J; Bourgeron, Thomas; Ey, Elodie(SpringerSpringer, 2017)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition primarily characterised by alterations in social interaction and communication combined with the presence of restricted interests and stereotyped behaviours. ...
Kleijer, Kristel T E; Huguet, Guillaume; Tastet, Julie; Bourgeron, Thomas; Burbach, J P H(SpringerSpringer, 2017)
Until recently autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was regarded as a neurodevelopmental condition with unknown causes and pathogenesis. In the footsteps of the revolution of genome technologies and genetics, and with its high ...
The cell cycle culminates in mitosis with the purpose of dividing the cell’s DNA content equally over two daughter cells. Error-free segregation relies on correct connections between chromosomes and spindle microtubules. ...
Pinto, L A; Guerra, S.; Anto, Josep M.; Postma, D; Koppelman, Gerard H; de Jongste, Johan C.; Gehring, U.; Smit, H A; Wijga, A. H.(2017-08)
BACKGROUND: Being born large for gestational age (LGA) is a marker of increased growth velocity in fetal life and a risk factor for childhood overweight. Both being born LGA and childhood overweight may influence the ...
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between pubertal timing and cardiometabolic markers among adolescents. STUDY DESIGN: We used data from Dutch adolescents participating in a birth cohort study. The study population for ...
van Ginkel, Joost H; Huibers, Manon M H; van Es, Robert J J; de Bree, Remco; Willems, Stefan M(2017-06-19)
BACKGROUND: During posttreatment surveillance of head and neck cancer patients, imaging is insufficiently accurate for the early detection of relapsing disease. Free circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may serve as a novel ...
Galbete, Cecilia; Nicolaou, Mary; Meeks, Karlijn A C; de-Graft Aikins, Ama; Addo, Juliet; Amoah, Stephen K; Smeeth, Liam; Owusu-Dabo, Ellis; Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin; Bahendeka, Silver; Agyemang, Charles; Mockenhaupt, Frank P; Beune, Erik J.; Stronks, Karien; Schulze, Matthias B.; Danquah, Ina(2017-01-01)
Background: West African immigrants in Europe are disproportionally affected by metabolic conditions compared to European host populations. Nutrition transition through urbanisation and migration may contribute to this ...
Homøe, Preben; Kværner, Kari; Casey, Janet R; Damoiseaux, Roger A M J; van Dongen, Thijs M A; Gunasekera, Hasantha; Jensen, Ramon G; Kvestad, Ellen; Morris, Peter S; Weinreich, Heather M(2017-04)
Objective To create a literature review between 2011 and June 1, 2015, on advances in otitis media (OM) epidemiology and diagnosis (including relevant audiology studies). Data Sources Electronic search engines (PubMed, ...
J. Hausenloy, Derek; Garcia-Dorado, David; Bøtker, Hans Erik; M. Davidson, Sean; Downey, James; B. Engel, Felix; Jennings, Robert; Lecour, Sandrine; Leor, Jonathan; Madonna, Rosalinda; Ovize, Michel; Perrino, Cinzia; Prunier, Fabrice; Schulz, Rainer; Sluijter, Joost P.G.; Van Laake, Linda W.; Vinten-Johansen, Jakob; M. Yellon, Derek; Ytrehus, Kirsti; Heusch, Gerd; Ferdinandy, Péter(2017-05-01)
Ischaemic heart disease and the heart failure that often results, remain the leading causes of death and disability in Europe and worldwide. As such, in order to prevent heart failure and improve clinical outcomes in ...
Brenkman, H J F; Visser, E; van Rossum, P S N; Siesling, S; van Hillegersberg, R; Ruurda, J P(2017-07-24)
BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, a maximum waiting time from diagnosis to treatment (WT) of 5 weeks is recommended for curative cancer treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the association between WT and overall survival ...
BACKGROUND:: Moderate-late preterm infants, 33-35 weeks’ gestational age (wGA), are at increased risk for respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization (RSVH). OBJECTIVE:: To quantify the burden of RSVH in moderate-late ...
Van Eekelen, R.; Scholten, I; Tjon-Kon-Fat, R.I.; van der Steeg, J.W.; Steures, P.; Hompes, Peter; Wely, M.; van der Veen, F; Mol, B. W J; Eijkemans, M. J.; te Velde, Egbert R; van Geloven, N.(2017)
STUDY QUESTION: How can we predict chances of natural conception at various time points in couples diagnosed with unexplained subfertility? SUMMARY ANSWER: We developed a dynamic prediction model that can make repeated ...
Mehta, Nishchay; Schilder, Anne; Fragaszy, Ellen; E R Evans, Hannah; Dukes, Oliver; Manikam, Logan; Little, Paul; Smith, Sarah C; Hayward, Andrew(2017)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the predictors of general practitioner (GP) consultation and antibiotic use in those developing sore throat. METHODS: We conducted a prospective population-based cohort study on 4461 participants ...
Severs, M; Oldenburg, B; van Bodegraven, A A; Siersema, P D; Mangen, M-J J; initiative of Crohn’s and Colitis(2017)
OBJECTIVE: Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] entails a high economic burden to society. We aimed to estimate the current and future impact of the introduction of biosimilars for infliximab on IBD-related health care costs. ...
Severs, M; Mangen, M-J J; van der Valk, M E; Fidder, H H; Dijkstra, G; van der Have, M; van Bodegraven, A A; de Jong, D J; van der Woude, C J; Romberg-Camps, M J L; Clemens, C H M; Jansen, J M; van de Meeberg, P C; Mahmmod, N; Ponsioen, C Y; Vermeijden, J R; van der Meulen-de Jong, A E; Pierik, M; Siersema, P D; Oldenburg, B; COIN study group and the Dutch Initiative on Crohn and Colitis(2017)
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Smoking affects the course of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We aimed to study the impact of smoking on IBD-specific costs and health-related quality-of-life [HrQoL] among adults with Crohn's disease ...